Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra presents Mozart and Beethoven treasures Nov. 5
BAY HARBOR — Prague’s Treasures will be performed by the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Great Lakes Center for the Arts in Bay Harbor.
The orchestra’s second concert of the 2022-23 season will present works by Mozart and Beethoven first performed in Prague.
Mozart’s Don Giovanni Overture, K. 527 will begin the concert, followed by Beethoven’s Concerto No. 1, op. 15, C major, featuring Italian-born concert pianist Lorenzo Marasso. The accomplished concert pianist, collaborator and conductor studied in Milan and London (Royal Academy of Music) and is based in Seattle, where he recently launched the Seattle Chamber Orchestra.
“Lorenzo's artistry as well as his keen analytical skills makes Beethoven's ideas come alive,” said Libor Ondras, GLCO’s music director.
The second half will be devoted to Mozart’s Symphony No. 38, K. 504, D major, also called the Prague Symphony.
Ondras chose these works he calls “gems in the Viennese classical style” for audiences to experience the magic that captivated the Praguers as they heard Mozart and Beethoven for the first time.
A pre-concert talk by Ondras, GLCO conductor and music director, will start at 6 p.m. in the Community Engagement Room. There will also be a post-concert reception.
The Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra is a nonprofit organization located at 219 E. Lake St. in Petoskey. This concert is supported by the Charlevoix County Community Foundation. Tickets from $35-$65 for the Nov. 5 event are available at www.glcorchestra.org. The concert is free for veterans, active service members and students 18 and under by calling (231) 487-0010.
This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra presents Mozart and Beethoven treasures Nov. 5
